Kees Smit: Man United learn where ‘Pedri 2.0’ would love to move

Kees Smit sends a come-and-get-me plea

AZ are heading to Barcelona to celebrate their Cup win, and with the young midfielder also heavily linked with the Catalan giants, he was asked about those rumours directly by ESPN.

He responded jokingly: “If they ask me to negotiate, I’m totally willing to do so. Of course, I have time for it.”

On celebrating the Cup win in the Spanish city, he added: “It’s the only way to celebrate with the group for a while, but then we have two more games. We’ll have a great time there.”

It needs no saying that if Barcelona were to push for his signature, most of Smit’s suitors would stand little chance. It goes without saying that if Barcelona were to push for his signature, most of Smit’s suitors would stand little chance.

Barca’s tricky financial position could work in United’s favour

The hope, then, is that they do not press hard for his signing. With Barcelona’s well-documented financial difficulties already seeing them drag their feet over signing Rashford, they may struggle to answer his come-and-get-me plea.

Should Barca stay out of the equation, United may yet have a better chance of convincing Smit to make the move to the Theatre of Dreams, where he could look to prove himself as a refined version of the player he has been compared to.

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